by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 11, 2020 | Deaths of Famous People
Kirk Douglas, who died at 103 on February 5, 2020, was one of the 20th century’s most famous actors. He starred in more than 90 movies and earned three Academy Award nominations, received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1981 from President Jimmy Carter, and an...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 9, 2020 | Nutrition
A study in mice showed that increasing dietary protein from 15 percent to 46 percent of calories caused the mice to develop 30 percent more arterial plaques than mice on their normal-protein diet, even though they did not gain more weight (Nature Metabolism, Jan 23,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 8, 2020 | Heart Health
A recent Danish study followed 54,903 healthy men and women, 50-64 years old, for 16 years. Those who ate primarily fermented dairy products such as cheese and yogurt were significantly less likely to suffer heart attacks than those who drank milk (The Journal of...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 7, 2020 | Nutrition
A study of 5571 adults found that people who have higher blood levels of vitamin B12 are more likely to die prematurely (JAMA Netw Open, 2020;3(1):e1919274). Compared to those with lower B12 blood levels, people with higher B12 levels (>455.41 pg/mL) were likely...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 2, 2020 | Fitness
The training principles that improve performance in competitive athletes can be used by all exercisers, even those who have never exercised previously, and can help to prevent heart attacks and prolong lives. Exercise helps to prevent heart attacks because exercise...
